About the area
Red Cliffs sources water from the Murray River.
Red Cliffs has a water treatment plant producing potable water for urban use.
This system is supplied by Lower Murray Water.
Water balance
The table below shows the total volumes of water supplied from water resources in the Red Cliffs system in 2022-23.
Table 1: Water balance, Red Cliffs
| Water account component | 2021-22 (ML) | 2022-23 (ML) |
|---|---|---|
| Volume in store | ||
| Start volume in store | 0 | 0 |
| End volume in store | 0 | 0 |
| Change in store | 0 | 0 |
| Inflows | ||
| Inflow from surface water | 1,363 | 1,218 |
| Inflow from groundwater | 0 | 0 |
| Inflow from distribution system | 0 | 0 |
| Inflow from recycled water | 0 | 0 |
| Rainfall | 0 | 0 |
| Unattributed inflows | 0 | 0 |
| Total inflows | 1,363 | 1,218 |
| Outflows | ||
| Deliveries | ||
| Urban residential | 743 | 600 |
| Urban non-residential | 529 | 489 |
| Passed to other systems | 0 | 0 |
| Total deliveries | 1,272 | 1,089 |
| Losses | ||
| Evaporation | 0 | 0 |
| System losses | 91 | 129 |
| Total losses | 91 | 129 |
| Other outflows | ||
| Unattributed outflows | 0 | 0 |
| Total outflows | 1,363 | 1,218 |
| System efficiency | ||
| Distribution system efficiency (%) | 93% | 89% |
